Michigan State UniversitySchool of Criminal JusticeUnited States of America

Date Published:

2002

Page Count:

43

Annotation:

This booklet discusses the essential and beneficial process of
the public and private sectors working together to plan for
emergencies.

Abstract:

Over 100 persons from the public and private sectors participated
in 5 regional meetings held throughout the State of Michigan;
their collective expertise and personal experience became the
resource for the development of the protocol presented in this
publication. Under the protocol a "critical incident" is defined
as "any event or situation that threatens people and/or their
homes, businesses, or community." This protocol has five
objectives: to create public and private sectors' understanding
of their common goal to protect lives and property while
sustaining continuity of community life; to encourage the public
and private sector entities that may have engaged in the
assessment and planning process in isolation to form cooperative
partnerships; to assist those businesses and communities lacking
emergency planning experience in the development of a joint
emergency planning process; to develop an understanding of mutual
or respective goals and understand how public and private
resources can complement and support each other; and to serve as
a resource for those engaged in the joint planning process. The
protocol outlines lessons learned in establishing partnerships in
advance so the event can be managed and resolved with minimum
loss to the community. It also provides guidance for conducting
individual and joint public/private evaluations of risk factors
and understanding what business functions are critical to
individual businesses and the community. Further, guidance is
provided for developing joint public/private sector emergency
plans, along with the identification and sharing of community
resources in responding to disasters. Other topics addressed are
the facilitation of business resumption and recovery, the
development of training exercises, and the incorporation of
mitigation of harm throughout the entire process while
recognizing its significance in preventing a disaster and
reducing its potential impact. 39 references, including Internet
resources, a glossary, and appended supplementary aids

* A link to the full-text document is provided whenever possible. For documents
not available online, a link to the publisher's web site is provided.

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